Edgar Wright's "Ant-Man" movie found the right man to put in a helmet and spandex: Paul Rudd.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY

Marvel Studios announced Thursday that the Anchorman star has been cast to star as the shrinking superhero of Ant-Man. The movie, directed by Edgar Wright (The World's End) and slated to kick off the "Third Phase" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, opens in theaters July 31, 2015.

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said in a statement that Wright had the idea to have Rudd headline the movie. "When he not only agreed to do it but became as enthusiastic as any actor we'd ever met with about doing the work, we knew we'd found the right guy. We couldn't be ...